Instructions:
1. The scavenger hunt is divided into four parts.
2, Read each question in each part carefully.
3. Follow the highlighted link to gain the answer to the question.
4. Do your best to read as much about each landmark as possible. This activity is not just about finding your answers.
5. Answer each question in the space provided.You may paste and copy if necessary.
6. Watch related materials for more information.
7. Have Fun!
European and Australian Man Made Wonders
1. What countries are linked by a 32-mile rail tunnel beneath the English Channel?
2. Explain how engineers convinced passengers that it was safe to build such a tunnel?
5. This bridge is known by locals as the "Coathanger"?How old will the bridge be in 2011?
6. List 3 things you learned from the entire activity?
United States Landmarks
1. What was the other name given to the hoover dam between 1933-1947? What was the reason defending the change?
2. Before work could start on the Dam what did workers do to the river?
3. What did people Jokingly refer to as Colter's Hell?
4. Why was it so important that the “Act to protect the birds and the animals in Yellowstone National Park” be signed and passed? When was the act signed and by which president?
3. What is the world's largest palace complex? How many years did it take to be built?
4. Why is the Taj Mahal known as the memorial to love?
5. Besides silk, what other materials were traded on the Silk Road?
Landmarks in Latin America
1. How many individual water falls are contained within the area of the Iguazú Falls?
2. Chile's Atacama Desert has not seen a single drop of rainwater since formal record keeping began in Chile. How do the native peoples of the Atacama collect water and survive in this harsh environment?
3. What year was the Panama Canal officially opened for shipping traffic? What was the name of the first vessel to pass through the canal?
4. When was the lost city of Machu Picchu rediscovered? Where is the city located?
5. What does the word Chichen Itza mean? What New Seven wonder of the world is located within Chichen Itza?
Instructions:
1. The scavenger hunt is divided into four parts.
2, Read each question in each part carefully.
3. Follow the highlighted link to gain the answer to the question.
4. Do your best to read as much about each landmark as possible. This activity is not just about finding your answers.
5. Answer each question in the space provided.You may paste and copy if necessary.
6. Watch related materials for more information.
7. Have Fun!
European and Australian Man Made Wonders
1. What countries are linked by a 32-mile rail tunnel beneath the English Channel?
2. Explain how engineers convinced passengers that it was safe to build such a tunnel?
3. What is the North Sea Protection Works and its significance?
4. What is the project’s crowning touch?
5. This bridge is known by locals as the "Coathanger"?How old will the bridge be in 2011?
6. List 3 things you learned from the entire activity?
United States Landmarks
1. What was the other name given to the hoover dam between 1933-1947? What was the reason defending the change?
2. Before work could start on the Dam what did workers do to the river?
3. What did people Jokingly refer to as Colter's Hell?
4. Why was it so important that the “Act to protect the birds and the animals in Yellowstone National Park” be signed and passed? When was the act signed and by which president?
5. Who's mother is Lady Liberty's face rumored to be based on?
Asia's Famous Landmarks
1. Why was the Great Wallof China built?
2. What was the Terracotta Army guarding?
3. What is the world's largest palace complex? How many years did it take to be built?
4. Why is the Taj Mahal known as the memorial to love?
5. Besides silk, what other materials were traded on the Silk Road?
Landmarks in Latin America
1. How many individual water falls are contained within the area of the Iguazú Falls?
2. Chile's Atacama Desert has not seen a single drop of rainwater since formal record keeping began in Chile. How do the native peoples of the Atacama collect water and survive in this harsh environment?
3. What year was the Panama Canal officially opened for shipping traffic? What was the name of the first vessel to pass through the canal?
4. When was the lost city of Machu Picchu rediscovered? Where is the city located?
5. What does the word Chichen Itza mean? What New Seven wonder of the world is located within Chichen Itza?